New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
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egn for July do not make as favorable show
ing As the preliminary reports OF the months exports OF
animal and agricultural products warranted one 10 ex-
pcct There was falling OF from July, 1885, OF some
So 100000 in the exports OF manufactured articles
Hence the balance the merchandise account for the
month was S7.1lO.35o against tho country against
balance OF s55 Os6 in July, 1885, and S33d2 624 in
July, 1855. But Notwithstanding this seeming
unfavorabls feature and that for the six
months ended june 80 the balance Of trade as
reflected By merchandise and specie imports and exports
was S20,G2S0ll against the country against credit
balance S3s.5795il for the six months ended June 80
lss6 the ports of specie aud bullion exceeded the
ports moath 0l7 719 against of exports
OF l.43397l In July 1856, and Sl,12l,l85 in July
1885 Tho net balance merchandise and specie for
last month of July IL So l25069 against 81 42l 10
in July 1885, and 439 in July, 1883 Yet the in
ports OF gold since August have aggregated upward
OF 600 O0o There only way account for the
continued flow Of gold from Europe In the face OF such
trade balances, and that large European absorption
OF American securities, large proportion OF which has
taken OF the stock Exchange market The gold
and silver movement of last month was divided asfoows
porPtsnsoid 70 silver s@ooi 81 he partcn.
Tar movements Of the exports and Imports for July OF
three years were as follows:
ONE MONTH.
MERCHANDISE
sssss; sss
Excess Of imports: SIS Se2624 g. s5oos6 s7lloSso
s ss.s5 SsiS sft 5Iss5
Excess of exports sIi2l,i85 sl48a,97i ;-;;..X
Excess, Of import. t ssi:.ssS sl42ill5 ssl2soco
The amount OF imported merchandise remaining n IN
bonded warehouses at the end of July was S365G2329
ian increase for the month Of Sl,GSs, lo2. against
$50 at the end of July 1885, and S3l Oo326 at
The Immigration into the United States In last July
39.0so persons against 81 343 In July iss6, and
month. IN sSS.S nS sl was ss5si 'J person
against 221 for seven months ended July 81 1885,
To-day three more railroads reported gross
ings for the second week in August giving $4,000
against $G94S0 for the same week OF 1856 gain $1,000
10 71o per cent and two other railroads reported
for the third week n Augnst giving gross earnings for
S2s;339 or over l4la per cent. Aud yet some
a decrease IL railroad earnings ana daily write upon
that subject without the production OF single hgure
The railroad earnings continuing to show gains dar
ing August that the most ugulue did dare pre-
dict And yet according To Cheagos Information sent to
bureaus, there exists all the time cutting Of rates by
railroads because OF the small business doing To-day
Chicago i'll Its dispatches predicts the destruction 10
night by frost Of all the which the July dro1th did
did not destroy and yet We hear of nene Of hee chicago
gentlemen proposing 10 sell their homesteads ana OF
emigatng TO Europe because OF the ruin Which sares
Iu the bidding up OF the price of Government Abs To-
day there we're two elements at work THOSE
Treasury tomorrow had for object tue obtaining
Of the best possible price The bear element 10 stock.
offer would be made which would be acceptable TO the
Secretary Those holding tho boads who are desrous of
selling them probably Will lind IL is wisdom 10 accept
yesterdays actual sales az basis for their offers rather
than tO@lay's manipulated quotation
features which It has for some time back. Depressons
are easily worked by sales of short stocks
removed. The market opened steady this mern,
ing and early showed some improvement
upon values and prices yielded z TO 4 cent from the
best prices the morang Activity with declines ana
dulness with recoveriss slternated TIL after o'clock
After that prices steadily to the close despite OF op
position and generally closed higher than the opening
chased 800 shares of North stock al different
Of business that 400 Of the 1900 shares
to come from brokerage firm known 10
morning sellers of the i4OO shares before ldococX
applicants at the office OF the purchasers Tor the
were accommodated This is the method by which the
large short interest Is not made apparent at the
large largest 6oro%sr. of Stocks privately at
most conspicuous In the loan CROWD 70 loan
they are largo borrowers. A dead sell made at
Reading and OF the leading bears personal SOLD
5ii4 L higher than last evening st. Paul was sold
TO 81 and II closed at s2 or 50 higher than last
figures only 3 to fl3s and it closed at l4as Delaware,
Lsckawanna and Western was forced down TO lZoA
Western ''D may have been high year ago about
13o when 200 for was talked by the same interest
value during the year has been greatly
improved by larger tonnage and an advance OF over
me marss PEI 10 'S be- easily rasd in prices
sas but it is evident that the volume OF actual stocks as
smaller ia and about the Stock Exchage The "short
interest other hand grows larger. The market
Coyernment bonds were quiet with disposition TO
up quotations for effect on me norows offers OF
the is and cent for the 4s Annexed are the clos
ing quotations